Sthal Padma/Land Lotus Healthy Live Plant

The plant commonly called Sthal Padma / Land Lotus is usually the shrub Hibiscus mutabilis. It’s popular in India and Bengal because its flowers change color (white → pink → deep pink). You can grow it successfully in a pot with the right care. 🌺

1. Choose the Right Pot

• Use a large pot (14–18 inches diameter) because the plant grows like a shrub.
• Ensure good drainage holes.
• Clay or cement pots work best.

2. Soil Mix

Sthal padma likes loose, fertile soil.

Good mix:

• 40% garden soil
• 30% compost or vermicompost
• 20% river sand
• 10% cocopeat

This keeps the soil nutritious and well-drained.

3. Propagation (Best Method)

The easiest way is stem cutting.

Steps:

1. Take a 6–8 inch semi-hard stem cutting from a healthy plant.
2. Remove lower leaves.
3. Dip the cut end in rooting hormone or aloe vera gel (optional).
4. Plant it 2–3 inches deep in moist soil.
5. Keep the pot in partial shade for 10–15 days.

Roots usually develop in 2–3 weeks.

4. Sunlight

• Needs 5–7 hours of sunlight daily ☀️
• Morning sun is ideal.
• Too little sun = fewer flowers.

5. Watering

• Water when the top soil feels dry.
• Do not keep soil waterlogged.
• In summer: every 1–2 days
• In winter: 2–3 days

6. Fertilizer

Feed every 15–20 days:

• Vermicompost
• Mustard cake liquid fertilizer
• Banana peel fertilizer (for flowering)

7. Pruning

Prune lightly after flowering:

• Keeps plant bushy
• Encourages more flowers